TOKYO -- Major Japanese restaurant chains are scrapping year-round operations, as the industry tries to keep staff amid a deepening labor shortage.
Nagoya-based restaurant operator Kisoji recently announced it will close its 119 shabu-shabu hotpot restaurants across the country on May 7 and 8, which follows a 10-day holiday period known as Golden Week. A company spokesperson said it will be the first time the chain, which had always opened throughout the year, will be closed for an entire day.
